The Speckled Band: Hidden Depths

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Title: The Speckled Band: Hidden Depths
Author: gardnerhill               
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: Do not anger a houseproud woman.
                                                                                       
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“Mr. Holmes!”

A clatter. She’d found the damaged poker.

I turned to her. “I’m afraid that visitor–”

The tiny woman snapped the poker true to form, with nary a twist. “Hmph! Next time call me instead of mucking with it yourselves!”

We gaped as she went downstairs.

I cleared my throat. “We’d… best pay our rent on time, Holmes.”

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[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

And like most Victorian women, quietly hiding that force under a demure and ladylike bushel.